Crowds of dignitaries and local people view the giant silk thangka, thondrol, on the last day of the Trashigang festival, Tsechu

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Crowds of dignitaries in formal national dress and local people watch as the giant silk applique thangka, thondrol, is unfurled in the dim early morning light before sunrise on the last day of the Trashigang festival. Crowds gather to see this building sized work of art and to gain merit from the sight. The thangka is rolled up and put away before the sunlight can damage it. Trashigang Dzong, Trashigang, Bhutan, Druk Yul.

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Size: 4756px × 3669px
Location: Trashigang Dzong, Trashigang, Bhutan, Druk Yul.
Photo credit: © MichaelGrantTravel / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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